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The Sports Bra That Could ... Save Your Life?

When it comes to life-saving, you wouldn't think that your sports bra could come to the rescue, right? Or could it?

A team of engineers from the University of Arkansas have come up with an unlikely invention: a sports bra that could potentially save a woman's life.

The wonder bra (pardon the pun), boasts a sensor that measure vital health signals and uploads a messages, wirelessly, to the woman's doctor if she slips into the danger zone. The bra monitors blood pressure, body temperature, respiratory rate, oxygen consumption and some neural activity. So if you're having a heart attack, or other health problem, while on a long jog, your doc can have an ambulance sent to your direct location. (Note: the same sensor can be strapped onto a man's shirt--no need to wear the bra!)

Sounds like a smart invention to me, especially for people who have had past medical problems.

No word about whether a sports bra of this kind will hit the market, but would you buy it?